Real Murcia CF

History

Officially founded in 1919 as Levante Foot-ball Club (records show earlier denominations, such as 1903's Foot Ball Club de Murcia and 1906's Murcia Football Club), Real Murcia was named as such, in 1923–24, by King Alfonso XIII. The following year, the La Condomina stadium was opened, with the club holding home games there for the next 82 years uninterrupted.

In 1929 the club first competed in the Tercera División (third tier), achieving its first ever promotion to La Liga in 1939–40. The highest position of 11th was reached in 1945, 1946, 1984 and 1987.

Murcia holds the record for the most Segunda División titles with eight, most recently in 2002–03 under manager David Vidal. In that season, the team also equalled its best run in the Copa del Rey by reaching the quarter-finals before losing on the away goals rule to Deportivo de La Coruña, despite a 4–3 win in the second leg at home.

Following an immediate descent back to Segunda in last place, the team won promotion to the top flight for the last time under Lucas Alcaraz in 2007, again lasting only one year. In June 2010, the team fell into Segunda División B for the first time in a decade with a 1–1 draw at Girona FC on the final day, with goalkeeper Alberto Cifuentes saving a penalty kick from Kiko Ratón in added time before it deflected in off himself.

Murcia returned immediately to the second tier, winning the 2010–11 Segunda División B title with a penalty shootout win over CE Sabadell FC in June after a 1–1 aggregate draw. In 2014, the team finished fourth and was top seeded for the playoffs, losing 2–1 on aggregate to eventual winners Córdoba CF; weeks later Murcia were relegated for non-compliance with Liga de Fútbol Profesional regulations.

In 2019, Murcia won the Spanish Royal Federation Cup for the first time with a penalty shootout victory over CD Tudelano.

Current squad

Season to season

Murcia Regional Championship

Spanish football league

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• 18 seasons in Primera División
• 53 seasons in Segunda División
• 4 seasons in Primera Federación
• 14 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Segunda División RFEF
• 5 seasons in Tercera División |}

Honours

League

• Segunda División
  • Winners (8) – record: 1939–40, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2002–03

Cups

• Copa Federación de España
  • Winners (1): 2019–20

References

References

1. "NUEVA CONDOMINA". Real Murcia.
2. (1 June 2003). "El Murcia regresa a Primera con Vidal". [[El Mundo (Spain).
3. (31 January 2003). "El Depor sigue en la Copa tras el martirio murciano". El Mundo.
4. (20 June 2010). "El Murcia desciende de la forma más cruel". La Opinión de Murcia.
5. (13 June 2011). "El Real Murcia, campeón de Segunda B en los penaltis". [[Marca (newspaper).
6. (15 June 2014). "Los blanquiverdes, a un solo paso de su retorno a Primera". Marca.
7. (7 August 2014). "La LFP desciende al Murcia a 2ªB y asciende al Mirandés". Marca.
8. (5 December 2019). "Adiós a la Copa RFEF: un gran Tudelano merece la victoria pero cae en los penaltis ante el Real Murcia". Navarra.com.
9. "Real Murcia – Primer equipo > Plantilla".